Meaning of hangnail in English
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Noun
hangnailEtymology
late 17th century: alteration of agnail ‘painful swelling around a nail’ (from Old Englishangnægl, denoting a corn on the toe), influenced by hangDefinitions
1. a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernailExamples
- « tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected »